Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-25

their friend / am that man-raised with
them, nursed by one of them, an humble
| owner OF Jncn as Inherited property, | never
bought or sold one for gain in my life.
| 'Ihey are docile, gentle incfensiyc,
| race. and the Southern man who would
| wrong them deserves to be plotted from the
| roll or manhood. When our wives and chill
dren were in their hands during the war
| they acted so as to make every man in the
| South their friend who had one particle Of
! manhood about him"
CAN TRUST THE SOUTH.
If this be So as all history attests, then we
| may appeal to the manly spirit of our own
| race to protect these freedmen from the law
/ less injustice and cruelty of all those
| OF our race who may hereafter seek
20 deprive them OF plain constitutional
| rights, either by open force or by taking ad
| vantage of their ignorance. If the kindly
| spirit stated by Senator Vest is manifested
the color line will disappear from American
| politics, and we can then look only to the
| sal: :ty. development ana power of one great
] and united country, The freedman in the
| fun enjoyment of his rights will divide be-
| tween the parties as otner citizens do, aud
his labor will become a great factor in the
wealth and prosperity of the region in which
| he lives. 1t has now contributed its fun
Tedes papdiT1 aqdinS toe qp rsgoD w'h nave
| recently traversed and will be of indefinitely y
| more value to the South than the needless
| and lstless labor of the slaves i'll the Olden
| times, Win these people by kindness and
| just regard to their constitutional rights, and
they win vote with you and do their fun
| share TO make the South rich. prosperous and
| happy.
| SOUTHERN DEvELOPMENT.
also wish to express in the strongest Ian
| guage my admiration and respect for the vim
and energy with which the South
| Is graphing with the new condition
| of labor and industry by which
| they are surrounded, and the confident
belief that within single generation your
| people will be more than repaid for the valu ne
of their slaves by the results of diversified IN
| dustry and the subdivision Of the land. The
| time will come, and now seems near at hand,
| when you and your children VIII rejoice, not
| only that slaves are free, but that the Union
| has been preserved and strengthened.
| Senator Sherman then turned to a dis
| cussion OF those questions of national
politics which alike affect all parts OF
our country and which alone ought to be
| subjects of political discussion--taXa-
tion, currency, public credit, foreign and
| domestic commerce, education and in
| ternal improvements.
Internal revenue taxes Mr.. Sherman
passed over briefly, saving that sucb a
tax is now levied only upon whisky, to-
i bacco and beer, producing revenue OF
p 500, 900, 900, and though not felt as seri-
Gus burden can be dispensed with, re-
duced or modified whenever it is deemed
best. he said:
| lMfOhl IAAESs
| There still remain duties levied on i'm
ported goods, and in the mode of dong
this lies the main issue between the RepublI :
| can and Democratic parties. Both parties
concede that taxes or duties on goods i'm
ported from foreign countries must be, al
they have in the past, the main source o
the national revenue. TIE Democratic party
CLAIM, however, that they shall be levied fol
| revenue only, While the Republican
party claim that, while levied fol
revenue. they should be SO adjusted as to pro
teCt, foster and encourage American indus
| try The general idea of the Democratic
| party Is to levy these duties by such rate
| approaching an al valOrem average rate al
probably would produce the requisite reve
nue. The Republican idea is practically
embodied in the tsritY laws as they now eX-
st, aud perhaps the best way in which l car
| Illustrate the difference between the two
| parties Is by stating these rates and explain
| ing the reason for them.
He then gave an elaborate analysis o
the existing tariff and its results in reve
nue. and in fostering home manufactures
PROJECTIONS BIRTH.
The first real protective tariff was passed il
| the closing hours of President Buchanan
administration, and is purely Republican
measure, though signed by him. w,
have had now an experience of twenty
| five years under this system, en(
we can judge of its effect by actual results
| Our manufactures have risen from SlS0,000
| 900 in value in 800 to $500, 600 900 in 1880, anC
| production is no longer confined within mar
| row limits of territory, but has spreaC
throughout the entire North and is fast takIn!
| hold IN the South.
| 1t is this system by which our industries
| have been increased and diversified which
| makes TINS country, as compared to others
| the strongest, richest and happieSJ among thu
| nations of the world. You, in turn, are nov
beginning to enjoy the benefits OF this sys
| TEN. You have, perhaps, i'll your State
greater variety of natural resources than an
| other.
| TENNESSEE'S RESOURCES.
The great divisions of your State furnsl
| all the essential raw elements of human
| manu- facture. You have stored in East anC
| Middle Tennessee fields of coal, iron, timbe
and marble. with beautiful valleys and ran
ming streams. You have in Middle Tennes
see broader and richer valleys and land ad
| mlrabe for all the cereals, cern. wheat anC
| the fruits of the earth, while in Western
Tennessee you have the deep alluvial vale y
of the Mississippi ana Tennessee, capable o.
| producing cotton and the chief products of
semi-tropical climate. You are as deeply IN
| terested in the tariff question as Penn
sykania. for there IS nothini
| in the way OF the natuTa
resources of Pennsylvania that you do no
possess in Tennessee. There ia no reason VIII
| you should not convert your cotton int
tnreau aud clothes and utilize you
iields of coal and mountains o
IRON in the manufacture OF goods-pot
| tery. glass, iron and steel IN every form-an,
| open nm your quSrres of marble for the m ar
kes OF tho world. All that is needed &
make YOUR state rich and prosperous beyon
al former experience is to accept the Repub
hcHn policy OF protection. Indeed, all that l
needed III Tennessee is that 1t should becom
q Republican state.
TARIFF REFORMERS.
The Democratic party, If it has any fXeC
creed or policy, 10 is in opposition TO protec.
tion. Mr.. Carlisle in his recent speech II
Boston said that the Democratic party WA
unaltcrably opposed TO any tax eXcep
for revenue only. But l sometime
doubt whether it has any crcet
or policy. do not doubt tn
integrity and honesty OF purpose OF oul
, Democratic neighbors, but do doubt thci
capacity as party to deal Wit
, these great business questions. Thei
platform Is n Delphic oracle-the mean
, ing Of which no fellow can hnt
outs well balanced see-saw or e-baj
with Mr.. Carlisle at one end and sam Ran
dali at the other. Last winter, with major
ity OF siNty members IN the House, with al
, ogerfiowing revenue, they could not agree
upon single proposition OF reduction, bu
the majority favored the Morri
son bill, which proposed to eAv
taxes on tobacco, sugar and clothing, bu
take them on OF coal and iron and article
, made of IRON, for which we have the creates
supply Of raw material, and of OF lum
!, Der and other material which cal
be and ought to be- furnished fron
our forest.
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